I dont get, theres no way jesus could be white...
im thinking he's from a middle eastern or african decent.... but he's not white
2006-11-08 07:12:30 · 18 answers · asked by columbiatre 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He was Jewish and most people wouldn't know a Jewish person if they were standing right in front of them.
I've meet blonde hair blue eyed Jews, most of them blend in with all the other white people. Most do have dark hair though, but not dark skinned. And if they are any at all it's very slight like a tan.
2006-11-08 07:16:37 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because most of us take to something more familiar. I have been given tracts where Jesus is very African looking by people of African decent....I personally think he is darker skinned with coarse black hair..you know ...Mediterranean....but what do I know... but I still think my answer may be correct...we tend to identify with someone who looks more like us and since Anglo influences were more predominant for many years...there you go..by the way...who cares...He is still Jesus, no matter about his appearance.
2006-11-08 09:06:11 · answer #2 · answered by Lilliput1212 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question! I've always thought of Him as having been of a Middle Eastern cast, myself. Dark, curly hair, deep-set brown eyes...
Maybe it's because the popular image of Jesus was invented by Europeans.
2006-11-08 08:35:18 · answer #3 · answered by whtknt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because he has always been painted in a pale color. Common sense would tell you that if he is of middle eastern descent he is not white(key word:common sense). It doesn't make any difference what color he is because he does not see color, only your heart....
2006-11-08 07:38:52 · answer #4 · answered by mstovall2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is a Jew! Not white! He just looked like a Jewish person!
2006-11-08 07:16:08 · answer #5 · answered by Brooke 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i have no idea how the idea of Jesus (pbuh) being white ever came to this world ......... i don't think there's the slightest chance that he was
also, i heard the other day that most christians do not see him as skin-white but rather present him as such to symbolise his white heart (it does make sense, but i still think it's silly to present him as white)
2006-11-08 07:21:05 · answer #6 · answered by Regina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was born in Palestine, right? Not in Europe!
He should be a middle-eastern tan
2006-11-08 07:21:32 · answer #7 · answered by another day of school 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Good point I never really thought about that before! He probably had sorta light brown completion because he was born in Israel right?
2006-11-08 07:18:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Defnitely not lily white, more of a very dark tan.
2006-11-08 07:16:56 · answer #9 · answered by james.parker 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If Jesus was born in Israel, like Christians believe, then he would be darker-skinned, not white. I'm Catholic, but I'm not an uptight asshole. :-)
2006-11-08 07:22:03 · answer #10 · answered by dreamer_1788 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋